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Disposable Band Members

Posted Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:28pm PDT

You see them all the time. Only you forget. These are the dudes whose names you never remember. The ones you've met ten times before, yet you always introduce yourself as if you're meeting for the first time. They are forgettable. They blend into the More »

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Bizarre Musical Pairings

Posted Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:40pm PDT

Music is the only world where two people who otherwise wouldn’t be caught in the same room together can stand side by side like soul mates — at least for three minutes and 20 seconds. Some of the best (and, admittedly, worst) music has been ma More »

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Rock Quote of the Day

Posted Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:00am PDT

The Cure's Robert Smith on the rock lifestyle. More »

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Pop Music Quiz - The '70s

Posted Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:00am PDT

All right, it’s time once again to check your pop culture IQ. I graded the ’90s quiz last week and I’m pretty impressed. You all have some serious late-20th-century mojo. This week we’re rolling it back to the ’70s. You remem More »

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When Musicians Throw Tantrums

Posted Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:49pm PDT

Give a musician an inch, and he'll throw a fit for a mile. Here are some prime lessons in bad musical behavior. Don't try this at home. Unless you live alone. And like it that way. More »

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Tom Petty's 'Fever' Turns 20

Posted Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:00am PDT

It seems impossible but it was 20 years ago that Tom Petty boldly set out on his own, leaving the Heartbreakers behind for the fresh new sound with Traveling Wilbury brother, Jeff Lynne. Okay, almost all of the Heartbreakers played on the album in on More »

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All the Earth Loves a Green Musician

Posted Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:58pm PDT

HAPPY EARTH DAY! I'm nominating one of these ten musicians to write an Earth Day theme song. They're some of the greenest artists around. If they can't write an anthem for planet, all hope is lost, and I'll just blast "Free to Be You and Me" from my More »

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Rock Quote of the Day

Posted Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:00am PDT

Sir Paul is no fan of normalcy. More »

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Pop Music Quiz - the '90s

Posted Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:00am PDT

All right, it's Monday and time to check your pop culture IQ again. I graded the '80s quiz last week and decided that you deserve more questions this time around so we can grade on a curve. Some of you need all the help you can get. I hope you've bee More »

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Crazy Music Chicks Through the Years

Posted Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:31pm PDT

Yes, my friends, the world loves a crazy music chick. Here are my favorites. And remember: behind every crazy chick is a crazier dude. More »

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Disposable Band Members

Bizarre Musical Pairings

Rock Quote of the Day

Pop Music Quiz - The '70s

When Musicians Throw Tantrums

Tom Petty's 'Fever' Turns 20

All the Earth Loves a Green Musician

Rock Quote of the Day

Pop Music Quiz - the '90s

Crazy Music Chicks Through the Years

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